Ehnes & Noseda

James Ehnes debütierte mit 13 Jahren als Solist mit dem Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Er studierte an der Meadowmount School of Music und der Juilliard School und gewann 1997 den Peter Mennin Preis für «Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music». 2010 wurde er Mitglied des «Order of Canada» und 2017 wurde ihm der «Royal Philharmonic Society Award» verliehen. Er trat mit renommierten Künstlerinnen und Künstlern wie u.a. Sir Andrew Davis, Marin Alsop, Stéphane Denève, Sir Mark Elder, Paavo Järvi, Gianandrea Noseda, Fabio Luisi, Marek Janowski, Daniel Harding, Alexander Shelley, Yuja Wang, Antoine Tamestit sowie Renaud Capuçon auf und war als Solist mit Orchestern wie dem London, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco und dem NHK Symphony Orchestra, dem Los Angeles, New York, London und dem Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, den Münchner Philharmonikern, den Wiener Symphonikern, dem Deutschen Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin und dem MET Orchestra. 2019/20 war James Ehnes «Artist in Residence» beim Dallas Symphony Orchestra, mit dem er 2017 auch das Aaron Jay Kernis Violinkonzert spielte. Regelmässig spielt er in der Carnegie Hall, dem Symphony Center Chicago, dem Amsterdam Concertgebouw sowie am Ravinia, Montreux, Chaise-Dieu und Verbier Festival und am Festival de Pâques in Aix. In der Wigmore Hall war er mit allen Beethoven-Sonaten zu hören, die er ausserdem an den Dresdner Musikfestspielen, am Prague Spring Festival, am Aspen Music Festival und am Bravo! Vail Festival spielte. Mit seiner umfangreichen Diskographie gewann er mehrere Grammys, einen Gramophone Award und einen Juno Award für das «Best Classical Album of the Year».

Gianandrea Noseda has been General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House since the 2021/22 season. In addition, he is Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2019, he became Music Director of the newly founded Tsinandali Festival and the Georgian Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra. From 2007 to 2018, Noseda served as General Music Director of the Teatro Regio di Torino, where he artistically reshaped the opera house during his tenure. Noseda has conducted the world’s leading orchestras (Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic) as well as at the most prestigious opera houses (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House) and festivals (BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Salzburg, and Verbier). He has also held leading positions with the BBC Philharmonic (Chief Conductor), the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor), the Mariinsky Theatre (Principal Guest Conductor), and the Stresa Festival (Artistic Director). His discography comprises more than 80 CDs, with a special focus on the "Musica Italiana" project, which features neglected 20th-century Italian repertoire. Born in Milan, Noseda is a Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana and received the Order of Merit of the City of Milan in 2024. In 2015, he was named "Musical America’s Conductor of the Year," was awarded "Conductor of the Year" at the 2016 International Opera Awards, and received the Puccini Prize in 2023. In the same year, the Oper! Awards honored Noseda as "Best Conductor," particularly recognizing his interpretations of the first two "Ring" operas at the Zurich Opera House.